Sr. Client Executive

Haag, a Salas O'Brien Company • Nashville, TN

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

At Salas O’Brien, we are engineered for impact, a passion that extends to our team as much as our projects. We are committed to living our values: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long-term means our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem-solving. Each member has limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career with great total rewards.

This role is for a Vice President (VP) – Sr. Client Executive – Mission Critical & Advanced Manufacturing. The ideal candidate is a Senior Project Manager and Client Executive, proficient as a Technical Lead and a facilitator/manager of workflows, with experience in mission-critical projects within sectors like hyperscale data centers, power/infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing. This position operates as a market-based leader within a business unit, influencing across the Salas O’Brien network. The role involves working with mixed discipline teams to deliver projects meeting client objectives. As VP, the candidate will be the primary lead for selected early project development, strategically navigating complex client problems to ensure satisfaction and repeat business. Key focus areas include client mission support and technical project management on high-profile projects, developing action plans to solicit and secure new work, implementing new goals, objectives, and priorities for the network, and identifying prospective markets and clients.

Requirements

• 12+ Years Experience in Design/Consulting/Construction
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar
• Registered Professional Engineering (PE) license, PMP (PMI) Certification, OR CDCDP (CNET) certification is required
• Expertise in mixed engineering principles for the field of building construction, especially in the mission critical and advanced manufacturing sectors
• Ability to effectively communicate with owners, contractors, and other design professional partners
• Ability to leverage existing client relationships to bring new project opportunities to Salas O’Brien
• Capable of increasing technical competency with gained experience and work ethic
• Excellent client management and business acumen skills
• Excellent in application of all applicable Building (IBC, SBC, etc.) codes/standards, NFPA, NEC, ASHRAE, Energy Codes, etc.
• Excellent in implementing high resiliency designs for mission critical and advanced manufacturing infrastructure projects
• Proficient with Revit and its workflow capabilities when delegating and managing technical staff on projects
• Excellent written and oral communication skills essential for team-based projects
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills required for overlapping project schedules
• Ability to work well independently as part of a strong team

Responsibilities

• Client Engagement and working with other Project Executives and Team Leaders in any technical aspects of business development and early project development activities
• Leading the technical project proposal activities, including assisting with technical writing for case studies/qualifications, project fee generation, and alignment of project technical staff.
• Responsible charge for the client maintenance on key mission critical and advanced manufacturing programs
• Senior Technical Project/Program management for high profile projects/programs
• Direct MEP Engineering staff in execution of work for mission critical and advanced manufacturing project deliverables
• Provide leadership and guidance as a member of the Salas O’Brien CORE Strategic Planning and Implementation (SPI) teams for both the Data Centers/Telecommunication and Semiconductor markets.
• Participate and engage in weekly divisional leadership meetings comprised of Principal Team Leaders and market-based Project Executives
• Mentorship with all engineering/design staff within the Mission Critical focused teams (reporting to BE-East) and having a general understanding of workflows associated with key project deliverables.
• Supporting recruitment activities by conducting interviews with technical role candidates, including junior engineers and senior engineering staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior